Scorsese debuts mafia drama

LOS ANGELES - NEVER one to shy away from putting gangland dramas on film, Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese is now bringing an underworld story to television as executive producer of upcoming HBO series Boardwalk Empire. The filmmaker said he had been eyeing the opportunity to work on an HBO series for years, noting 'it's very different from television of the past.' 'A number of the ...